1988: Back to the human world for a few years

Chapter 528 Another Form of Whale Fall (1)

Without the intervention of the municipal government, the first batch of units that were subject to surprise audits had no choice but to surrender in the face of the giant beast like the Urban Development Fund that had already bared its fangs, and then watch helplessly as the disciplinary inspection department took away a large number of management involved.

Yang Mo's work efficiency is exaggerated. As soon as more than a dozen companies received the penalty notices, the special working group of the Urban Development Fund Company seamlessly followed up and began to evaluate various non-core assets and negotiate a plan for the divestiture of non-performing assets.

From surprise audits to asset re-evaluations and asset divestiture plans, the high-intensity work that lasted for more than half a month made He Yongyi, Ma Bin, Lu Yingying, and nearly a hundred elites transferred from Dahua Company and Momo Baitou miserable. They even reviewed in their dreams whether the various data submitted during the day were reasonable, for fear that a mistake in a number would cause the thousands of already angry employees to rush into the house and beat them up.

On the other hand, as more and more unfamiliar faces from various counties, villages, and even provinces flocked into DZ City, Zhuo Mali, Yan Laoxi, Sun Jian, Qin Xin and others were so busy that their eyes went black. Even her young apprentice Bai Mengmeng, the acting director of the General Office, was transferred here in the name of "assisting Mo Mo Baitou's work", and then fell into the 24-hour work rhythm that was familiar to her but still annoying.

So, it is no surprise that the Dahua Industrial Park Investment Promotion Company, which is always crowded with people, is now even more crowded. Even the logistics staff who come to deliver lunch at noon have to use all their strength to squeeze through, just like on the train during the Spring Festival travel period.

what?
You ask why there are so many people here at the investment promotion company?
Look, do you see those unfamiliar faces coming from various counties, villages, and even other provinces?
Don't be fooled by the fact that these people are dressed in various clothes and appear in groups, which may make them look like a bad gang at first glance; but in fact, they are representatives from various groups or units, and almost all of them are led by responsible persons who can make decisions in their own areas.

As for why these people suddenly appeared here...

The reason is very simple.

A certain God of Wealth who is famous for his ability to make trouble is planning to divide the projects, and it is said that the number of projects planned to be divided this time is quite large. After the news came out, those who have been following Yang Mo's group and have made a lot of money quietly in the past two years naturally would not let such an opportunity for rapid advancement slip away. So after evaluating their own wealth, those who felt that they were qualified all rushed to Texas as soon as possible.

As for Yang Mo's style, everyone knows it well. If you want to follow him and enjoy the benefits, you must first show your sincerity and submit a letter of allegiance in an open and aboveboard manner, only then will you be qualified to follow him.

and so……

Look, these people who have crowded the open space under the Investment Promotion Company building are all here to pledge their allegiance!

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"Damn! This place in Texas is really weird. It was too cold to go out in the morning, but I was sweating all over by noon... If it were in Ningjin, it would never be like this!"

A man who had been queuing downstairs for over an hour impatiently unbuttoned his thin cotton jacket, revealing a rustic purple thick-knit sweater underneath. Then he leaned forward and wiped the slight beads of sweat on his forehead.

Obviously, even though Dezhou has been upgraded to a prefecture-level city, due to the short time, many people in the counties under its jurisdiction have not realized that they are real "Dezhou people". The "Dezhou" in this man's mouth still refers to the Dezhou city in his impression.

Hearing the man's complaint, a middle-aged man standing next to him couldn't help but laugh: "Are you from Ningjin? Your place is further north. It's just past the spring equinox, and the weather is getting warmer day by day. Dezhou is further south, so it's not surprising that you're wearing too much today."

Hearing the middle-aged man's accent that was obviously different from the local accent, the man was a little curious: "Where are you from, second brother?"

The middle-aged man chuckled and said, "I came from Puyang."

Upon hearing this, the man immediately understood and said "oh", then looked at the few accomplices who were gathered with the middle-aged man and stopped talking.

Inspired by the words of the Eggplant Girl in Qingdao, Yang Mo has been trying, consciously or unconsciously, to gradually form an industrial belt with multiple linkage values ​​with Hebei Province in the north and Henan Province in the west after settling Dahua Company in Dezhou. Therefore, in the past year, the allocation of various investments and projects has shown obvious regional tendencies.

Although the man didn't know what Dahua Company's plans were, in the past year, there were quite a few people from Henan and Hebei provinces active in Dezhou. Therefore, he didn't find it strange to hear that the other party was from Puyang, Henan Province.

However, unlike Hebei Province, which borders Dezhou directly, Henan Province and Dezhou are separated by Liaocheng and Tai'an. Due to the characteristics of the times, although people in Dezhou always talk about the "Three Provinces of Central Plains" together, they actually still have a certain defensive mentality towards other provinces that they are not familiar with.

Seeing that the man just said "oh" and didn't say anything else, the middle-aged man suddenly became anxious.

He took the initiative to talk to the man, not entirely because he was bored from the long queue, but more because as a group of people from other provinces, they had only established a certain business relationship with Dahua Company several levels apart three months ago, and they did not have enough confidence to get the project from the investment promotion company. As a Chinese habit, he always hoped to get more useful information from some locals.

It’s just a pity that unlike the impression of “hospitable Qi and Lu”, people here in Texas are generally more taciturn and more cautious.

He had talked to several groups of local people before. Although they were not averse to talking and were not averse to his identity as an outsider, when they heard that the township enterprise where he worked was not collectively owned by the village and had no direct cooperative relationship with the satellite companies under Dahua Company, they all shut up and could not get any useful information from them.

Now that he has finally met a local who doesn't look so stuffy and isn't so tight-lipped, how can a middle-aged man be willing to give up?
After thinking for a moment, he laughed and enthusiastically handed over a golden leaf: "Brother, your Ningjin fitness equipment has been very popular in the past six months... I heard that your accent has a little bit of Cangzhou accent, so are you also in this business?"

A year ago, he was just a farmer. After all, he had little experience. The simplicity in his bones had not completely faded. When he saw the other party smiling and offering a cigarette, he immediately felt embarrassed. He took the Golden Leaf a little shyly and nodded slightly: "Yes, our village is now working with Cangzhou to make fitness equipment... What, you also know?"

The middle-aged man was overjoyed when he saw the man pick up his conversation, and then he gave a thumbs up generously: "Ningjin's fitness equipment is now very famous. In less than a year, whole ships have been exported to foreign countries. Not only are they sold at very high prices, but I heard that they are also very popular. It really brings honor to us Chinese... Who said that we Chinese can only export clothes and fruits and vegetables!?"

The man was immediately embarrassed by the compliment and rubbed his head shyly: "Brother, I am ashamed of what you said. How can it be as good as you said? It is not difficult to make. After all, Ningjin has always been famous for its blacksmiths, and the teachers from Dahua Company are teaching us step by step. If we can't make it well according to the drawings, we won't have the face to say that we are from Ningjin."

After that, the man grinned and corrected the middle-aged man's mistake: "Also, the successful export of those fitness equipment abroad is not entirely due to our Ningjin. Without the hundreds of villages in Cangzhou providing us with good steel and some specially processed parts, no matter how good our craftsmanship is, we can't make so many kinds of strange fitness equipment."

Although he did not take all the credit for himself, he did not object to the middle-aged man's remarks that "the price is too high" and "it brings honor to China".

Just like most of the most sophisticated instruments and accessories in the world are made by hand, although China has not entered the Industrial 3.0 era at this time, and the hundreds of villages in Ningjin that have taken on these jobs do not have any so-called advanced production assembly lines, this does not prevent them from relying on the exquisite blacksmith craftsmanship that has been passed down for hundreds of years, with the help of those seemingly simple angle grinders, electric drills and polishing machines, to turn those fitness equipment that are strange in the eyes of the Chinese people into pieces of industrial art;

And relying on the unique sense of responsibility of the village collective and the process responsibility system mandatory by Dahua Company, standardized production is almost perfectly achieved through manpower, and then profits are earned that are normal in the eyes of foreign investors, but are huge and enviable profits in the current domestic market.

For a simple and honest farmer living in the 1980s and 1990s, there was probably nothing in the world more glorious than winning glory for the country, not to mention that the export fitness equipment, which was distributed in various villages and had hundreds of types, was so profitable?
Therefore, after being praised by the middle-aged man, the red glow on the man's face seemed to shine through his body, and he seemed to suddenly become taller.

The middle-aged man looked at the man's chest that was puffed up high, and couldn't help but feel a little envious and jealous.

You are just lucky to be born in Dezhou and meet a willful boss like Dahua Company. Even your Ningjin, a border county that you don't know whether it is Qilu or Hebei Province, is willing to invest so much. If Dahua Company is willing to hand this job over to our Puyang, we will definitely do better than you!
This idea of ​​middle-aged people can be said to represent the current mainstream view.

Most people believed that the reason why Ningjin had undergone such earth-shaking changes in just over half a year was simply due to sheer luck. They didn't know what they had done to impress Yang Mo, which earned them the unreserved support of Dahua Company... Even the local villages in Ningjin thought so.

Ningjin, which used to belong to the three-kilometer hazy zone, has received such a huge positive feedback out of nowhere. In the past six months or so, the social atmosphere has improved rapidly. Even some villages that failed to get export orders for fitness equipment have begun to use force to rectify some of their own bad practices, led by village directors and local elders.

On the one hand, hundreds of villages were hit by the huge pie in the sky at the same time, which made them finally believe that "good will be rewarded" in this world, and they also had more expectations and motivation... Dahua Company has always been willful and attaches great importance to humanistic atmosphere. It has given such great support to those villages for no reason. It must be that some villagers have inadvertently done something good that caught others' attention.

On the other hand, it was out of worry and fear. If I didn't discipline those idle bastards in the village, once they caused trouble, it was entirely possible that Dahua Company would get angry and directly cut off the orders from those villages... Who the hell could withstand the anger of hundreds of local villages? This was Ningjin, which bordered Cangzhou, and the customs were not as soft and gentle as those in the south!

In short, Ningjin has undergone such great changes in the past six months that the county authorities were shocked. They almost thought that all the villages under the jurisdiction were possessed by evil spirits.

But in fact, this is a beautiful misunderstanding.

The reason why Yang Mo was so kind-hearted was not because Ningjin had really done something good that could move China, but out of comprehensive considerations, he slightly moved the ball of history forward.

In fact, anyone who has a little understanding of this industry in later generations knows that there are two major fitness equipment production centers in the country... Ningjin in the north and Jinhua in the south.

Ningjin in Qilu is particularly noteworthy. The various fitness equipment it produces, especially gym fitness equipment, have a market share of more than 60%. If exports are included, its global market share directly reaches 70%, making it the leader among leaders.

In the general imagination, the reason why Ningjin can dominate the global fitness equipment market is simply due to China's economic boom and the continuous upgrading of manufacturing technology.

But in fact, the reason why Ningjin emerged as a dark horse in this area had little to do with the improvement of its manufacturing level at the beginning... As mentioned earlier, Ningjin can be regarded as the hometown of blacksmiths in Qi and Lu in a sense. Hundreds of years of technological inheritance are enough for them to produce various metal products with not particularly high technological content under the drive of sufficient profits.

In the original history, Ningjin's road to success in the field of fitness equipment manufacturing began in 1999, with a local fitness coach named Li. In the first few years, the villagers used the simplest angle grinders and small hammers just like they do now, to hammer out those foreign gadgets one hammer at a time.

Since the initial production and manufacturing difficulties can be overcome by relying on the blacksmith technology inherited for hundreds of years, there is actually not much difference between entering the fitness equipment field in 1990 and entering the fitness equipment field in 1999, in terms of underlying logic.

So Yang Mo tried to take a gamble and asked people to use the fitness equipment forged and assembled according to the design drawings in various villages in Ningjin as samples to connect with European and American companies led by France and Portugal, and even took them to participate in several exhibitions.

And the effect...

See it now too?

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But even though he was jealous, the middle-aged man did not forget the purpose of talking to the other person. After a few more words of commercial flattery, which made the wrinkles on the face of the man from Banqiao Village shine, he changed the subject: "By the way, brother, your Ningjin fitness equipment industry is one of the projects with the largest investment of Dahua Company in the second half of last year, and your Banqiao Village is also their key supported village collective. Logically speaking, a village like yours is 100% likely to get new projects from Dahua Company..."

After a slight pause, the middle-aged man showed a trace of worry on his face: "But the problem is, brother, you have seen that there are so many people coming here to apply for the project today, if not a thousand, at least eight hundred. With so many units rushing in, do you think we still have hope?"

The man looked at the queue and saw that it was not decreasing but increasing in number. He showed a hint of disapproval on his face: "What's there to be afraid of with a large number of people? Who do you think Dahua Company is? Since they dared to spread the news, they are not afraid of your large number of people coming!"

After saying that, he scratched his head and added, "Of course, the prerequisite is that you have to show your attitude and be willing to advance and retreat with them. Otherwise, Dahua Company is not a sucker. Why should those good projects in its hands be given to outsiders?"

Realizing that the main part was about to begin, the middle-aged man was suddenly alert: "Attitude? Brother... This is my first time here and I don't know anything. I want to ask you, what kind of attitude does Dahua Company want?" The man hesitated for a moment after hearing this.

Even though he was a rough guy who knew nothing, he knew that some things were not convenient to say in public.

However, the conversation between the two of them ended here. After being flattered a few times, he had a very good impression of this middle-aged man from Puyang, so when the other person asked him for advice, he felt embarrassed to not speak up.

Thinking of this, the man looked around and lowered his voice: "Second brother, you know the silent bomb, right?"

The middle-aged man was stunned, and nodded quickly: "Of course I don't know it. Not to mention me, I'm afraid there are few people in the country who don't know this name if they have ears."

Hearing this, the man hummed softly, "You know, the vigorous nationwide investment promotion that Momo Baizha held at the end of last year was actually their second wave of franchise qualification opening. Before that, they only had 500 franchisees... those people were the first batch to join in."

The middle-aged man was a little confused as to why the man told him this, but he still nodded patiently: "There are also a few Mo Mo Bai Zha restaurants in Puyang. I went there specially to eat there two years ago, so I know the whole story well."

The man chuckled, "Brother, don't blame me for being long-winded. To answer the question you asked earlier, I have to mention the 500 franchisees at the beginning... Brother, you may not know that the first batch of 500 franchisees were able to obtain the qualifications because each of them paid a special deposit of 20 to 50 yuan!"

"20 to 50!?"

"so much!?"

The middle-aged man gasped.

That was the year before last. The 20 to 50 yuan from that year was worth much more than it is today!

He is not a rookie who knows nothing. He can add the word "special" in front of the deposit. He knows that there is something fishy about this deposit just by thinking with his butt.

Seeing this, the man sneered:
"many?"

"how!?"

"Don't you see how much profit those 500 franchisees made last year? Not to mention that the special deposits will be refunded in due time, and they will have to be paid back with interest. Even if they are not refunded, the first batch of franchisees will have made back their money... If time could go back, let alone 20 or 50, even if there were zeros added to the end, there would be a lot of people scrambling to get it!"

This is an open secret.

After the Dahua Commercial Demonstration Center was built, Yang Mo specially invited the franchisees and the owners behind the franchisees to participate in the project bidding and gave them enough priority rights... Even if the conditions were slightly worse, as long as the franchisees raised their hands, Dahua Company would still allocate the project to these people, as a return of favor under the premise of ensuring fairness as much as possible.

And everyone has seen the result.

Apart from anything else, Taoquan's Eight Treasure Tea project, under the coordination of Dahua Company, sponsored the Asian Games torch relay, and then became famous across the country. In less than half a year, it spread across the country and became one of the top three leading brands in the country.

Let alone 50, even 5000 million would be worth it!

Babao Tea is only the most famous case. Among the other more than 200 projects put out for bidding, such as food, medicinal materials, clothing, medicinal tea, plastic accessories, etc., few of them did not make a lot of money; even the edible rose planting project that no one was interested in at the beginning became a rare treasure in a short time.

It can be said that those who failed to get the project due to hesitation at the beginning are now regretting it to death.

Similarly, because of the right of first choice and various considerations, the franchisees who adopted those projects received returns far beyond their imagination... This kind of return is not only limited to financial gains, but also reflected in some invisible and intangible aspects that are more important than money.

So, just as Hanzi said, if time could go back, some people might feel painful to pay a special deposit of 500 million to obtain a franchise qualification, but if it was only 200 million, there would definitely be a lot of people rushing to sign up.

After understanding the man's implication, the middle-aged man's heart perked up: "Brother, do you mean... this time we also need to pay a little tribute, no, a special deposit to prove our attitude?"

The man shook his head. "What's the point of being respectful or not? Dahua is a state-owned enterprise in the oil industry, and the oil industry is famous for being rich. How could they care about your stuff? If they really care about money, Dahua has plenty of ways to make a fortune. Why would they spend money everywhere like a fool?"

As he spoke, the man's face showed a kind of pride that outsiders could not understand: "Second brother, to be honest, the news has already been released. Dahua Company is not collecting a special deposit this time, but intends to let each unit purchase a batch of commercial bonds issued by the Urban Property Fund Company according to their actual situation and ability."

After curling his lips, the man's expression showed a kind of humiliation and annoyance: "They are called commercial bonds, but in fact, the money from the sale of these bonds is either used to build necessary infrastructure in various villages, or to support some potential industries in the city or local areas, or to advance funds to factories in various villages to install sewage treatment equipment to prevent everyone from getting sick due to environmental pollution... In short, almost no money is spent on myself."

"Fuck! This is something that our villages and towns should do, but Dahua Company, oh, it's not Urban Property Fund Company, borrowed money to do it for us. When the bonds mature, they will pay back the principal and interest according to the different types of agreements... They help us make money while building infrastructure in our village, and they even have to pay us back the interest. Do they still want us to be human beings? "

At this point, the man sighed, "But the news has spread. If you don't buy commercial bonds, you won't be eligible for projects... According to what they say, this is called sharing weal and woe. If you don't accept this weird letter of surrender, you won't be eligible to follow them;"

"So we had no choice. Before coming here, our village held a meeting and discussed buying 30 commercial bonds first. After the project is allocated, if there is still surplus funds, we will exchange them all for bonds... I guess the Urban Real Estate Fund Company is really short of money, otherwise it would not issue bonds in a covert way. Since they are short of money, we have received their favor, so we should repay them."

As he spoke, the man's face turned red. "As for the interest after the bonds mature... Damn it, I don't care what other units do, but our village has already discussed it. When the time comes, we will just return it... The men in Ningjin are not the kind of cowards who can't move their legs when they see money. We can't afford to lose face!"

30! ?

The middle-aged man was startled and didn't listen to what the man said next.

Although as an urban property fund company, these commercial bonds must be repaid with interest upon maturity, but 30 yuan is indeed a sum of money that exceeds psychological expectations for a township enterprise like his.

You have to know that this is just the ticket price. When the projects are divided later, you will definitely need to come up with the capital!

That is to say...

According to insurance estimates, if you can't come up with 80 to 100 million yuan for this trip, you can forget about getting any benefits, right?

hiss~
The middle-aged man took a deep breath after figuring out the rough number in his mind.

80 to 100 million, it's not that he is completely helpless. He can borrow from all his friends and relatives, and then use all his own assets, and it is just enough.

only……

Is it worth it to risk everything you have on this?
The middle-aged man, who was slightly thinking of giving up, thought of the example the man in front of him had just given of the 500 franchisees, and suddenly became hesitant...

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And at this time.

In a separated reception room of the investment promotion company, Bai Mengmeng withdrew his gaze from the breathtaking figure of Zhuo Mali next to him, and then turned his attention to the strong young man in front of him who was no more than thirty-five or thirty-six years old.

"Manager Dong, although your cooperative's willingness to take on 100 million yuan in commercial bonds does prove your sincerity, but... can you tell me why you insist on participating in the asset divestiture and restructuring project of the jig boring machine factory under Parkson Machine Tool?"

As he spoke, Bai Mengmeng's face, which was full of amazing spirit, showed a trace of scrutiny: "You know, although the jig boring machine was once praised as the industrial pearl of New China, that was a thing of the past... Nowadays, the manufacturing technology of domestic jig boring machines is changing with each passing day, and the jig boring machine factory of Parkson Machine Tools only has the manufacturing technology and production capacity of the second-generation jig boring machines;"

“Even if the other party refuses to transfer the engineers in this area in the asset divestiture plan, then even if the jig boring machine factory is divested, the only truly valuable things are the three old jig boring machines that have been in the warehouse for who knows how many years.”

"so……"

"Manager Dong, would you like to seriously consider letting us assign you some cooperation projects tailored to your needs?"

Hearing this, the young man shook his head without hesitation: "Director Bai, thank you for your kindness, but we still plan to intervene in the restructuring project of the jig boring machine factory."

After saying that, the young man hesitated for a moment, then looked at Bai Mengmeng sincerely: "Director Bai, I know that your Dahua Company has the habit of not hiring people unless they are sincere, so I didn't intend to hide it from you;"

"Although our village is located in Leling and appears to border Hebei Province, in fact... our main business network passes through Weihai Rongcheng!"

Weihai! ?
Bai Mengmeng was initially confused as to why the other party would explain this to him, but then he remembered something and couldn't help but open his mouth slightly.

Is the business line connected to Weihai Rongcheng?
No wonder!
No wonder this village cooperative, which is almost bordering Hebei Province, has the ability to claim 100 million commercial bonds in one go!

No wonder the other party had to keep an eye on the jig boring machine factory under Parkson Machine Tools, which had not yet reached an agreement on the terms of separation, and expressed his intentions without any reservation as soon as they met...

(End of this chapter)